New York Helicopter Tour 28
Image by david_shankbone
Photos from Liberty Tour's helicopter tour around the the lower half of Manhattan.
Photograph: David Shankbone
Beautiful Asian Woman Photographing
Image by epSos.de
Funny picture of a beautiful Asian Woman photographing with her digital camera in the historic streets of Prague. This picture was created by my epic friend epSos.de and can be used for free, if you link epSos.de as the original author of the image.
This cute female photographer is sitting in an awkward position to take the photo of a large object in front of her. Taking pictures in this position is very common, if you do not have a swivel screen on your camera.
She is dressed in a cute straw hat and an Asian designer dress. Her stylish outfit also includes an elegant bag.
Her ethnicity is Asian Chinese with Korean and Japanese roots.
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Photograph of Beatrice Kerr wearing an Australian swimsuit with medals
Image by Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
This black and white photograph depicts Beatrice Kerr posing for her portrait in Blackpool, UK , wearing her Australia swimsuit. This image is part of an archive series consisting of photographs relating to the career of champion Australian swimmer, diver and vaudeville entertainer in Australia and the United Kingdom Beatrice Kerr. The photographs depict Kerr diving and posing in swimsuits, a ange of swimming pools or piers, and feature her family and acquaintances.
Beatrice Maude Kerr (like rival Annette Kellerman and contemporaries Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie) was an exemplar of the fit modern woman in the early 1900s at a time when the physical culture movement was growing. In particular the sport of swimming was becoming very popular, yet it was still a novelty in many communities in Australia, North America and in the UK where Kerr subsequently toured demonstrating her prowess.
Kerr had a fastest swimming time of 1 minute 21.4 seconds for the 100 yards (91.4 m) and 27.5 minutes for the mile (1.6 km). Although Kerr did not hold world records or swim at the Olympics like Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie she was highly regarded as a swimmer and entertainer and inspired many young women to take to the water.
Sepia toned studio photograph with members of the Rose Bay Amateur Swimming Club, 1913. Five men standing in back row, all but one are wearing swimsuits Future Olympic swimmer William Longworth is standing centre in the backrow. The reverse is signed by J.A. Von Hemmer, J.A. Jenkins, A. Wickham, William Longworth, E. Wickham, R. Longworth, Tas (?) Jones, W.G. Paton, R. Bunker (?) Hon Sec.
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Object number ANMS1031
Polaroid Image and Close-up Stand
Image by Arty Smokes (deaf mute)
This plastic monstrosity that looks like something out of 'Star Wars' was Polaroid's attempt at producing a camera capable of producing macro photos in an instant.
The Image (aka Spectra) series of cameras was the most advanced that Polaroid ever made, and they required yet another type of film (now discontinued) which was effectively just 600 in a new "widescreen" shape.
This particular Image camera has the following specifications:
Lens: 125mm f/10 3-element "Quintic" (plastic).
Shutter: electronic; 2.8 sec - 1/200 sec.
Exposure: automatic.
Auto-focus: uses Polaroid Sonar system.
Infinity focus lock control.
Focus distance indicator in viewfinder.
Built-in automatic electronic flash that can be disabled.
Self timer.
Socket for electronic remote control.
The camera is good for portraits and landscapes, but it comes into its own with its macro capability. The bulky close-up stand is used to place the camera at the correct distance from a small object such as a coin or a stamp for a 1:1 representation. When the camera is mounted like this, you can't actually see through the viewfinder, but a door in the side of the stand allows you to place the object correctly in the frame. There are mirrors inside the chamber so that the light from the flash is directed in a balanced way. Unfortunately, this example is filthy, but I might give it a clean in order to upload an example shot.
Films for Image/Spectra cameras are in very short supply (i.e. expensive) these days, which is a shame, as the format is rather splendid. I have a couple of packs in the fridge, but I'm saving them for a special project which I've not yet decided upon.
The camera will set you back anything from £3-20 depending on condition. The rarer close-up adaptor might well be cheaper. Mine was £2.50.
Polaroid Image/Spectra on Camerapedia | My Spectra/Image shots (Some taken with a 1200FF).
LARGE.
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